Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement Thinking Fast and Slow: How to make better decisions and avoid hidden mind traps
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Nov 25, 2025 Delve into the fascinating world of decision-making and biases. Discover how our fast, automatic thinking often leads to irrational choices. Explore the interplay between quick judgments and deliberate thought processes, and how mood affects our satisfaction. Learn about common cognitive fails and how simple framing influences beliefs. Uncover the surprising ways we misinterpret probabilities and find out why memorable experiences shape our happiness. Finally, reflect on the importance of perspective in managing worries and embracing life's journey.
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Two Minds, One Decision Engine
- System 1 produces fast automatic answers while System 2 monitors and corrects with effort.
- System 2 often endorses System 1's heuristic answers because it is lazy and costly to engage.
Heuristics Replace Hard Questions
- System 1 substitutes hard questions with easier heuristics, producing plausible but often wrong answers.
- System 2 must deliberately intervene to spot and correct these heuristic substitutions.
Biases Are System 1 Shortcuts
- Common biases (anchoring, availability, confirmation, overconfidence) arise from System 1 shortcuts.
- System 2 can correct them but requires conscious effort and awareness to build counter-habits.
